Model Comment: On Proposed Changes to Categorical Eligibility in SNAP
| August 16, 2019 |
A proposed rule would essentially eliminate Broad Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE), a state option that allows states to streamline SNAP eligibility for families who …
Press Conference: The Threat of the Public Charge Rule to America’s Children
Kristen Torres, Michele Kayal | August 16, 2019 |
The Trump Administration’s public charge rule, published August 14, 2019, targets family-based immigration and specifically singles out children. First Focus on Children hosted a …
Press Release: First Focus on Children calls public charge rule “morally reprehensible, economically foolish”
Michele Kayal | August 12, 2019 |
Urges Congress to block funding The Trump Administration’s new public charge rule, finalized today despite historic public opposition, imposes sweeping changes on long-standing, bipartisan …
Fact Sheet: Proposed SNAP Rule Will Overwhelmingly Harm Children and Their Family Members
Rachel Merker | August 8, 2019 |
The Trump Administration recently proposed a rule that, if implemented, would make it harder for low-income families to put food on the table. The …
Proposed Changes to SNAP will Overwhelmingly Harm Children
Michele Kayal | July 23, 2019 |
Today, the Trump Administration has proposed yet another rule that will make it harder for families with children to put food on the table. …